Cooperative Agreement Award Summary

The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded California Capital Small Business Financial Development Corporation a $501,690 Cooperative Agreement effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027 under the Procurement Technical Assistance For Business Firms program (CFDA 12.002). Through this award, the awardee will establish and maintain an APEX Accelerator center to deliver free procurement technical assistance to U.S. business entities, including newly established firms. The center will provide comprehensive counseling, training, and technical guidance to help businesses navigate federal, state, and local government procurement processes, identify contracting opportunities, and develop competitive proposals for government contracts.

The APEX Accelerator center will support diverse businesses of all sizes, with particular focus on minority-owned firms, women entrepreneurs, and businesses located in underserved communities. Services are designed to strengthen the domestic supply chain by enabling broader business participation in government contracting across all levels of government. As a certified Community Development Financial Institution based in Sacramento, California, the awardee brings established expertise in small business support and economic development within underserved communities to this procurement assistance initiative.